Amrish Puri's debut: a toy seller vs. religious madness in 18 devastating minutes.
A Khilonewala (Toy seller) comes to sell beautiful hand-crafted toys to children when religious fanaticism turns the atmosphere upside down
Acting
Irshad Panjatan's wordless devastation; Amrish Puri's terrifying debut.
Direction
Sukhdev crafts political poetry — toys as weapons against hate.
Cinematography
Intimate close-ups that trap you in the nightmare.
Director
S. Sukhdev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during peak communal tensions in India, Sukhdev — a documentary legend — used fiction to bypass censorship and speak truth to power.
This was Amrish Puri's first screen role. He'd spend decades playing iconic villains, but never matched this specific, banal evil.
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